The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-17
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

| The structure towers 800 feet above the ground
JOSEPH SNYDER, residing near Little York, is
the smallest voter in New Jersey. He is Y
| years old, weighs 73 ponnds and Is 80 ncheS
high.
TIE Sultan of Morocco has been tormented by
a revolt in his haram and forty of his majesty s
ladies have been distributed among ofhcers OF
his guards.
DIPHTHERIAi is reported so bad in Cearheld,
Pa, that the public schools have been closed
The low stage of water in Clearield Greek is
blamed as the cause of the epidemic.
THE gamblers of East Saginaw, Mich. tried TO
present a silver tea servive 10 police sergeant.
The officer refused the gift, and ras since been
raiding the gamblers to set himself right WITH
the public
THE congregation at morning service in Can
terbury cathedral England, the other day con-
sisted of one person. This is said to be an un'
paralleled circumstance the smallest congrega-
ton hitherto having been four.
WHAT do Protestant Episcopalians think of
the statement. by the Rev. DR.. Norton, that the
average yearly contributions TO the cause of
missions by converted heathens is 81 80. and the
average contribution of Episcopalians in the
United States 714c.:
IL Boone county, West Virginia, forest fires
have caused such an unnatural heat in the at
mosphere that the trees are budding and put
ting out new leaves and blossoms. In pl ces
where the fires have been raging the Jhermome-
ter has marked 90o.
AN Iroquois Oak man has rugged up prairie
yacht, in which he is said recently to have trav-
eled eighteen miles in an hour and half. The
yacht consists simply of an ordinary road
wagon, to which sails and a steering apparatus
have been attached
DAVID FOSTER, an old man who was pardoned
from life sentence ten years ago, and who re-
turned TO the Michigan State prison recently
with the request that he be allowed to spend the
remainder of his days there. is now temporarily
housed, but there is no authority for keeping
him.
A GANG of tie choppers In Colorado recently
saw two large buck deer engaged in deadly
combat on the side of mountain, near Trlni-
dad. The animals horns had become locked
together so that the men had no difficulty in
approaching and killing the deer with their
axes.
THERE is hotel in Arkansas where the rooms
| are designated by names of cities and States.
Here, front, show this gentleman to New Or
leans, take pitcher of ice water to Minnesota,
see what that man in Boston wants. and make
fire in Chicago" is a sample of what one hears
7 in the office.
MAN with load of hay attempted to go
through toll-gate near Brockville, Canada, but
the gate was too narrow The toll-keeper then
through the hole. On being asked to pay the
usual toll the driver refused on the ground that
he had not passed through the gate.
HEARNE, travelling among the Indians, was
asked by friendly chief for a charm against
his enemy. Hearne wrote some words and
made some marks on a piece of paper. The
Indian took care that the facts should come to
his enemyS ears, and the brave" in question
forthwith sickened and died, having been killed
by his imagination.
THE old fence on the Yale College grounds,
which has been known TO students for years as
favorite Longing spot, is not to be demolished
as had been intended. The situation of the new
recitation and lecture building, for whose cree
ton it was to give way, has been changed by
the college corporation SO as to allow of the old
fence remaining.
WHEN William Lawrence was arrested in Chi
cago the other day for obtaining money under
false pretenses he had long flowing moustache.
When he was taken from his cell to court even
the policeman hardly recognized him. lie had
sharpened one edge of his watch case, and with
it shaved off his moustache hoping thus to
escape Identification.
Mrs FRANK SEAcoY, poor woman in a Ne
vada village, had her well cleaned, and her
chickens scratched over the gravel and dirt that
came out. A few days afterward she killed one
of them and in its crop piece of gold
big as bean. Mrs. Seacoy at once located
mine in her well and asks big price for her
hitherto modest property
A ST LOUIS MAN tells as the truth that he saw
a large blacksnake catch rabbit and swallow
| it and then crawl part way through fence and
catch another rabbit Having swallowed the
second morsel the snake could not crawl back
| ward or forward the hole in the fence being
too small to allow the rabbits to pass. In that
position the snake was killed.
ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY HEAD of merino shee D
were forwarded to New York from Vermont
this week. for shipment to Australia. They
were gathered from various parts of the State
and are pronounced the finest specimens ever
exported from vermont. each animal being
valued at from $50 to $500. They are intended
to be used for breeding purposes
ONE of the most successful missionaries in
Oroomiah is a blind Armenian from Harpool,
Turkey. He knows the Bible thoroughly, and
riding on miserable little donkey which is led
by a one-eyed deaf man, he goes boldly from
village to village preaching the gospel. His
blindness protects him. and the people crowd to
see the wonder-a blind man reading.
QUEEN VIcToRIA's fancy for the highland
dress has brought it into the highest fashion.
As soon as she goes up to Balmoral every ser
want is at once put i'll kits. AS for the royal
princes they are extremely fond of the high
land costume, and even that round faced leu
ton, Prince Henry of Battenberg comes out as
a bare legged highlander. They all wear the
Stuart tartan.
The electric light fuctuates in popularity in
London, according to a correspondent writing
from there 1T has been abandoned at most OF
the restaurants where 1t at one time famed has
been adopted by many Of the clubs, has been
very little accepted by West End shopkeeperS
and is being gradually introduced in the thea
tres, though it is giving much trouble in the
latter that they may give it up"
IDAHO NEWSPAPERS are calling attention to the
| fact that the Lemhi Indians are Strengthening
deer by wholesale Just for the hides They
form circle covering miles of country. and
drive the deer toward Il common centre gener.-
ally deep ravine, and do their work so thor
oughly that almost every animal started within
| the outer circle is killed. The authorities are
! asked TO put stop to this slaughter
AN Ohio preacher visiting in Boston asked a
bright woman there about her religious belief.
He was shocked to find that she didn't seem to
have any. How can you be happy without
| fath?" he asked doesn't your wonanlv
nature demand belief in something?" "Oh.
| yes, " she answered. land give absolute belief
to each Boston craze as long as it lasts and that
not only sat SIZES the demands of my womanly
| nature for faith, but also for variety
Coz. JACK HAyERLY is keeping out Of the
newspapers just now, but his busy brain isn't
| idle. The scheme to which he is giving his at
tenton now is to form theatrical Syndicate
which shall build three magnificent theatres
one in 81. Paul, one in Minneapolis, and one in
Omaha; and he (hir Haverly) shall manage